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It was in approximately the same location as the 1896 Sanriku earthquake and it occurred far enough away from the town that shaking did little damage. Approximately three hours after the main shock there was a magnitude 6.8 aftershock , followed by 76 more aftershocks (with a magnitude of 5.0 or greater) over a period of six months. [ 3 ]
This is a list of earthquakes in 1933. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest.
In March 2011, the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan struck off the Sanriku coast, setting off a 10 metres (33 feet) tsunami. The 9.0-magnitude quake near Tohoku was comparable in scale to undersea seismic events near Indonesia in 2004 (3rd largest on record) and near Chile in 2010 (6th largest). [ 13 ]
1933 Sanriku earthquake: Earthquake and Tsunami 2 Mar 1933: Offshore Tōhoku region, Hawaii: Tsunami waves of 2.9 meters (9 ft 6 in) reached the Hawaiian coastline and caused minor damage. 2,925: 1927 Kita Tango earthquake: Earthquake 7 Mar 1927: Kyoto Prefecture: 2,306: 1945 Mikawa earthquake: Earthquake 13 Jan 1945: Aichi Prefecture
January 1-May 31 – Defense of the Great Wall February 21–March 1 – Battle of Rehe March 2 – 1933 Sanriku earthquake.Although the earthquake itself does little damage, the associated tsunami, recorded at a height of 28.7 metres (94 ft) at Ōfunato, Iwate, caused extensive damage, destroys many homes and causes numerous casualties.
MANILA (Reuters) -Evacuations were under way in the Philippines after a quake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck the southern region of Mindanao on Saturday night, triggering tsunami warnings in the ...
March 3, 1933: 8.4 M w [42] 3,000+ 1933 Sanriku earthquake: 昭和三陸地震: Shōwa Sanriku Jishin: 290 km (180 mi) east of the city of Kamaishi, Iwate: Kamaishi Bay, Iwate after 1933 earthquake and tsunami: November 3, 1936: 7.2 M s: 0: 1936 Miyagi earthquake: 1936年宮城県沖地震: Sen-kyūhyaku-sanjūroku-nen Miyagi-ken-oki Jishin ...
The epicentre of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has hit the Philippines , triggering a tsunami warning .